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Merlin's Gold (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2022) · Last trainer Micky Hammond · Last owner Oakwood Racing
by Mastercraftsman (IRE) out of Strumming (IRE) (Camelot)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Aug 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Oct 2022 — 1,460 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2022 · 7th of 8 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Merlin's Gold (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 6 at Newcastle (AW) (Aug 2022). Last raced off a career-high mark of 45.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Newcastle (AW), 19 Aug 2022

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 96C · median 55
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good396C32—
Standard (AW)292A86.5—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m396C92—
1m2f – 1m4f255C35—
1m – 1m1f1———
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 41B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 19 Aug 2022 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 28 Oct 2022

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 90C the best of the last 1 rated run · Sedgefield, 27 Sep 2022

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 51C · median 37
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good339C37—
Standard (AW)241B37.5—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m341B39—
1m2f – 1m4f251C40.5—
1m – 1m1f1———
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mastercraftsman (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 11,634 runs since Jan 2008 (842 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2328.7%−1.9—
Good to Firm1,34515611.6%+10 from 1
Good2,97434511.6%+10 from 4
Good to Soft1,53216610.8%+0.2—
Soft1,9691829.2%−1.40 from 1
Heavy6607010.6%0—
Standard (AW)3,1303109.9%−0.70 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5459.3%−1.3—
6f – 7f1,3841198.6%−20 from 1
1m – 1m1f2,3322179.3%−1.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3,81643811.5%+0.90 from 2
1m5f – 2m2,58728511%+0.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,08711410.5%−0.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m3264413.5%+2.9—
Over 3m48918.8%+8.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Strumming (IRE) (Camelot)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Captain Pickles (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Captain Pickles (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Captain Pickles (IRE)2737f–1m½fClass 6

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ripon 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Billy Garritty 3 0 0% −3.00
Aiden Brookes 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Duran Fentiman 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 5 0 0% −5.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2022 · 5 runs
28 Oct 22+31d Southwell (AW) Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 10 8-8 4581C34C Aiden Brookes 25/1
27 Sep 22+28d Sedgefield Cazoo Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 72 11-2 —25C90C Conor O'Farrell 100/1
30 Aug 22+11d Ripon Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Stayers Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 3 8-4 4596C39C Duran Fentiman 40/1
19 Aug 22+6d Newcastle (AW) Vickers.Bet Proud To Support British Racing Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 3/6 9 8-4 4592A41B Aiden Brookes 40/1
13 Aug 22+313d Ripon Happy 70th Birthday Duchess Dotty Cleevely Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 44 9-3 4515C30C Billy Garritty 33/1
2021 · 3 runs
04 Oct 21+38d Pontefract Northern Commercials Drive Away Range EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 9½ 9-2 —55C51C Billy Garritty 150/1
27 Aug 21+14d Thirsk Join Racing TV Today EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 11 9-2 —32C34C Dougie Costello 200/1
13 Aug 21 Thirsk Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 4 8-13 —25C37C Billy Garritty 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Merlin's Gold won?
Merlin's Gold (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2021 and 2022.
Who trained Merlin's Gold?
Merlin's Gold (IRE) was trained by Micky Hammond on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 28 October 2022.
Who is Merlin's Gold's sire?
Merlin's Gold (IRE) is by Mastercraftsman (IRE) out of Strumming (IRE), whose sire is Camelot.
What is Merlin's Gold's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 28 October 2022. That is also the highest on record.
What is Merlin's Gold's sire's record?
Mastercraftsman (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 11,634 runs since Jan 2008 (842 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Merlin's Gold's siblings?
Out of Strumming (IRE), Merlin's Gold (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Captain Pickles (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Captain Pickles (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.